Support for lamps



Filed April 12, 1937 INVENTOR //9X 1 9655,

ATTORN Y5 Patented Dec. 14, 1937 UNlTED STATES PTENT SUPPORT FOR LAMPSMax Lager, New York, N. Y.

Application April 12, 1937, Serial No. 136,358

2 Claims. (Cl. 240-52) This invention t s to improvements in from theintermediate portion thereof and these lamps especially adapted for usein bcudoirs and ds are Co e ted o t e bushings I2 in t e o hasparticular reference to a supporting struc- W g mannere end is placed pthe ture for the lam bushing IE on the cap 9 with a washer I6 of Anobject of the invention is to provide an larger diameter than thebushing interposed beirnproved support for lamps which is of simple,ween the latter and said end; and e fastening practicable andinexpensive construction, and screw I? is then extended through anopening in wherein the removable end members of the body said end andthreaded into the bushing to pivof the lamp are connected by saidsupport in such y ect t e Strep It to said l With the manner that theelements can be readily aslamp I mounted in its socket I B, one end ofthe 10 sembled and taken apart. body 5 may now be inserted into the cap9, and, The above and other objects will appear more with the strap I3extending longitudinally of the clearly from the following detaileddescription body, the cap 8 is mounted upon the other end of when takenin connection with the accompanying said body. The bushing I2 of thelatter cap also drawing which illustrates preferred embodiments has afastening screw l3 threaded therein with 15 of the inventive idea. awasher I9, similar to the washer I6, resting In the drawing: upon saidbushing. When placing the cap 8 in Figure 1 is a plan view, partlybroken away and position, it is turned circumferentially until the shownin section, of a lamp and its support conscrew I8 is aligned with a slotin the adjacent 20 structed in accordance with the invention. end I5 ofthe strap so that the shank of the 20 Figure 2 is a similar view showingthe elements screw will enter said slot when the cap is moved of thelamp and support in partly assembled posiinwardly upon the end of thebody 5. The screws tions. I1 and it may then be tightened to securelycon- Figure 3 is an end elevation of the lamp and nect the caps 8 and 9with the body 5 theresupport as shown in Figure 1, and between and, ifdesired, said screws may be of 25 Figure 4 is a similar view of aslightly modified such length that when the same are tightened form ofsupport. the inner ends thereof will engage the reduced The support ofthe present invention is parends 6 of the body and prevent any shiftingin a ticularly applicable to lamps such as may be used rotatorydirection.

in boudoirs for attachment to bedsteads and To mount the lamp upon asuitable support, 30 other similar supports and, as shown, the lamp suchas indicated at 2|, the strap i3, as shown in includes an elongatedcylindrical body 5 the ends Figures 1 and 3, has secured thereto at theends O Which are p and Slightly reduced in diof its intermediate portiona pair of angular, ina e er. Th y 5 y e o s u ent glass serting U-shapedbrackets 22 the side arms of and fluted for decorative p p ses a is p ewhich are adapted to receive the support 2| thereto receive the e n asoe of light I such as an between and in one of the arms of each bracket aincandescent lamp. headed clamping screw 23 is threaded so that the Whenthe lamp is ass mb t e Open ends of head of the screw will engage theback of the supe y 5 are Closed y removable end members port to clampthe device in position. When thus 8 and 9 in the form of metallic ps ofcup s pe disposed, the intermediate portion of the strap 40 fitting overthe reduced ends 6 of the body and I3 will rest against the support and,by reason onto the a ja m n p n h r Th of the olfset ends it and 15 ofsaid strap the cap 9 has a socket I0 therein in which the lamp body ofthe lamp will be spaced from said sup- 7 is mounted t e usua ehd p ojectport, thus providing a clearance which will prefrom the end 0f the p isa Switch it Of 0011- vent contact of the heads of the screws I1 andventional construction by means of which said 3 it t adjacent urface ofth support 2|,

la p y e turned f and f As shown in Figure i, the strap I3 has secured Te l p end t means 0f attachment to thereto in any preferred manner oneend of a the l p elements W111 w be descrlbedcurved bracket 24 which maybe covered with a Sa d pp is utilized to interconnect the rubber sleeveor tubing 25 to protect the surface 50 caps 3 and 5 and, for thispurpose, the latter are of t support upon which t 1mm) may be providedwith internally threaded bushings 2 ext d,

tending from the peripheral portions thereof. A Wh t i claimed is:connecting member I 3 in the form of an elon- 1. In a lamp, thecombination of a light pergated metallic strap has its ends I4 and I5oiiset abl body adapted, to enclose a source f light, 55

removable end caps for said body, a' connecting 7 member joining saidend caps and having its ends offset from the intermediate portionthereof, with one of said ends'provided with a slot open at the adjacentextremity of said connecting member, means to secure the other end ofsaid connecting member to one of said caps, a

fastener'ext ending' through the slot in the first I close a source oflight, end caps fitting over the ends of said body to close the same,bushings fasteners therefrom.

protruding from 'said 'end caps, a connecting strap for said end capshaving offset ends one of I which has an opening and the other a slot, afastener extending through said opening and adjacent cap and into thebushing carried thereby,

another fastener extending through the slot in the other end of saidstrap and into the bushing of the second cap, said fasteners and strapcooperating to maintain said capsin position on the ends of said body,and'brackets on said strap for mounting'the lanip in position on asupport, the intermediate portion of said strap engaging said support tospace said body and MAX LAGER.

